Turkey is a country located in western Asia. Turkey's geography consists of large mountains,and seas. The main language of Turkey is Turkish. Turkey has hot dry summers and cool wet winters. Turkey's neighboring countries are Greece, Bulgaria, Georgia, Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Armenia.Turkey has a Republican Parliamentary Democracy. The population of Turkey is 76,667,864 people. Turkey was a safe place to go during the Spanish Inquisition.There was an exodus out of Turkey due to the hatred of the Jewish people at the time. The Jewish population before World War II was about 100,000, but after World War II, the population was only about 23,000. Some Jewish places that existed prior to World War II and the Holocaust still exist today. Most of the places that still exist are in Istanbul (The capital of Turkey), where 95% of the Jews still live. The Turkish government is reported to have saved about 100,00 Jews from the Holocaust, which was a significant Jewish event in Turkey. Most Jews in Turkey are Sephardic Jews. This means their ancestors came from Spain. Common Turkish Passover foods include meat matzoh pies, hard boiled eggs, and leek patties.Some Turkish Jewish recipes are vegetable and egg casseroles, meat and vegetable patties, and matzoh-layered meat and vegetable pies.
Turkey is a country located in western Asia. Turkey's geography consists of large mountains,and seas. The main language of Turkey is Turkish. Turkey has hot dry summers and cool wet winters. Turkey's neighboring countries are Greece, Bulgaria, Georgia, Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Armenia.Turkey has a Republican Parliamentary Democracy. The population of Turkey is 76,667,864 people. Turkey was a safe place to go during the Spanish Inquisition.There was an exodus out of Turkey due to the hatred of the Jewish people at the time. The Jewish population before World War II was about 100,000, but after World War II, the population was only about 23,000. Some Jewish places that existed prior to World War II and the Holocaust still exist today. Most of the places that still exist are in Istanbul (The capital of Turkey), where 95% of the Jews still live. The Turkish government is reported to have saved about 100,00 Jews from the Holocaust, which was a significant Jewish event in Turkey. Most Jews in Turkey are Sephardic Jews. This means their ancestors came from Spain. Common Turkish Passover foods include meat matzoh pies, hard boiled eggs, and leek patties.Some Turkish Jewish recipes are vegetable and egg casseroles, meat and vegetable patties, and matzoh-layered meat and vegetable pies.
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Gimel (zach seltzer)
1. my country is located in the Aegean sea and the Black sea
2. my country speaks Turkish.
3. the country has warm summers wet and dry winters.
4. a famous person in my country is Fikret Kuskan. He is a Turkish actor.
Aleph (Josh Santangelo)
1. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Syria